Tales of Suspense #86 [Regular Edition]
(February 1967)

Marvel, 1959 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Vista Publications, Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

This issue has variants.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Quite possibly the very greatest action issue of the year!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]
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Death Duel for the Life of Happy Hogan! (Table of Contents: 1)

Iron Man / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mandarin; Happy Hogan
Synopsis
Iron Man fights with Mandarin for the life of Happy.
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The Latest Low-Down on Marvel's Light-Hearted Luminaries for Literature Lovers at Large! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Marvel Bullpen Bulletins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Secret! (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain America / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Agent 60 [Kuro Chin]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Mails of Suspense / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ?
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan, Just thought I'd drop you a line...
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Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from John Kimsey, David Abbott, and Mike Clapp; M.M.M.S. membership form.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Quite possibly the very greatest action issue of the year!"]
    Captain America
  2. 1. Death Duel for the Life of Happy Hogan!
    Iron Man
  3. 2. The Latest Low-Down on Marvel's Light-Hearted Luminaries for Literature Lovers at Large!
    Marvel Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. The Secret!
    Captain America
  5. 4. ["Dear Stan, Just thought I'd drop you a line..."]
    Mails of Suspense
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